Beheira Governorate

Kafr El Dawer Educational

Directorate
Al Mostakbal School For Girls
English Department

Learn from yesterday, Live for today, and

Hope for tomorrow.
1. What should happen in the lives of those I teach as a
result of this lesson?
a. What should the children (or other students) feel while I'm teaching this

lesson?

b. What should they feel after the lesson?

c. Note: Primary lessons provide the answers to the above two statements

2. Which specific principles should be taught?

a. Often a lesson will contain more material than you can teach. Don't feel

pressured to complete the entire lesson. Select the material best suited for

your class first and if there is time left do the others.

b. Remember that your lesson will not be the only time they will learn about the

subject.

3. How should these principles be taught?

a. Get to know those you teach!

b. 40 different methods of teaching:

1. Activity verses - For little children, these verses are either said or

sung while doing simple actions.

2. Application techniques - Ask students how they can apply to their own

lives what they've learned.

3. Attention Activities - Should be brief and lead directly into the lesson.

4. Audiovisual Materials - Only Church appropriate materials should be

used.

5. Brainstorming - The teacher presents a question or situation and gives the

students a short amount of time to freely suggest solutions or ideas.

 6. Buzz Sessions - Students are divided into small discussion groups, each

assigned a topic or assignment.

7. Case Studies - True-to-life situations that prompt students to ponder

or discuss what they would do in similar situations.

8. Chalk/Dry Erase Boards - Used to emphasize key facts, acknowledge

students' ideas, clarify points, and make outlines or lists.

9. Choral Reading - Reading of verses or quotes as a group or class.

10- Comparison and Object Lessons - Using a physical object to represent a

non-visual topic, i.e.: using soap to represent repentance or a seed for faith.

Demonstrations -

11- Dioramas - Miniature drawings (or other artwork) representing a story,

usually done in a box (shoe box size) but can be done on a larger scale if

necessary.

12- Discussions - Students can be asked ahead of time to discuss a certain

topic either as a group or with the entire class.

13- Dramatizations - Acting out a scene from the scriptures, a story, or a time

from our Church History.

14- Drawing Activities - Appropriate for children, this type of activity should

be connected with the lesson.

15- Examples - Explaining hard-to-grasp concepts by using something the

students can relate to. I.e.: A child rarely knows what one-tenth means. They

understand better if there are 10 pennies in front of them and one is put into a

tithing envelope.
16- Flannel Boards - Also for children, this method is a great way to help teach

part of a lesson.

17- Games - Should relate to the lesson, but can be creative. Competition

should not be the focus and there should not be losers, only winners.

18- Guest Speakers - Having someone to come to your class and share a

personal experience or example.

19- Handouts - Perfect to help your students remember what they've learned

after your lesson is over.

20- Lectures Should be short and to the point to keep the attention of your

students.

21- Likening - Directly applying to the lives of your students gospel principles,

stories, and situations in the scriptures.

22- Maps - A great visual aid to help illustrate your lesson, many maps are

available in both church and local libraries.

23- Memorization - Learning a scripture, quote, or verse by heart is great for

more long term applications.

24- Music - Quickly brings the Spirit of the Lord into your classroom. Only

Church appropriate music should be used.

25- Music With Narratives - Songs that teach about a principle can be followed

by short text (read silently or aloud) or by another song.

26- Overhead Projectors - Can be used in multiple ways, including class

participation and involvement in reading, answering questions, or taking quizzes.

27- Panel Discussions - Having at least two groups discuss a topic from

different points of view.

28- Paper Stand-Up Figures - For children, these can be used to represent

themselves or characters from the lesson.

29- Pictures - A visual aid that can be very affective if used in direct

correlation with the lesson.

30- Puppets - All kinds of puppets (simple to more complex) can be made to tell

a long story or part of history that might be boring if just narrated.

31- Reader's Theaters - Have students read a particular assignment and then

explain the main points of what was read.

32- Recitations - Similar to Choral Readings but done on an individual level.

33- Role Playing - Scripts read with assigned characters and narrator(s) to help

demonstrate part of the lesson.

34- Roller boxes - Illustrated stories on long sheets of paper which are

wrapped around two sticks. The story is is wrapped around one stick and is

exposed (usually through a hole in a box) when wrapped around the other stick.

35- Scriptures - Should be used often, although can be simplified for young

children.
 36- Stations - Students are divided into groups and are taught a different

point at each station.

37- Stories - Very effective to help apply gospel principles.

38- Visual Aids - Help maintain the attention of your students.

39- Work Sheets and Activity Sheets - Quizzes, puzzles, questions, and other

type of work sheets can help students think of the points on a more personal

level.

4. Love Them
It is so important to get to know those you teach. That's why we ask for faithful

attendance and have activities outside of the Sunday setting.

"But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach

them to love one another, and to serve one another." (Mosiah 4:15.) In order to

teach our students to love one another, we must love them first. Teach with love,

show your love, and let them know how important they are.

"Parents and teachers should see beyond the little girl in pigtails and should not

be misled by the ragged little boy with a dirty face and holes in knees of his pants.

True teachers and leaders see children as they may become. They see the valiant

missionary who will one day share his testimony with the world and later become a

righteous father who honors his priesthood." Boyd K. Packer, "Teach the

Children", Ensign, May 1991.